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Caring for the Beyond Two Buddhist Festivals for the Deceased
In Lao Buddhism the relationship between the living and the dead is expressed and perpetuated in rituals. The ‘Festival of rice packets covering the earth’ and the ‘Festival of... -
Marine fats in ancient pots IRMS
The transition from hunter-forager-fishing to Neolithic farming is arguably one of the most significant transformations in our prehistoric past, having a profound and lasting... -
A Buddhist Cosmology in Food
The Buddhist cosmology of the Pali texts comprises 31 realms reaching from beings in hell at the bottom of the scale to the gods of the formless realms with humans somewhere in... -
Second Historical Archives of China, Customs Service Archives, Catalogue
Catalogue of the records of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service held at the Second Historical Archives of China, Nanjing, China. This deposit contains an introduction to the... -
The Spirits' Happy Days Buddhist Festivals for the Dead in Southeast China
In China it is said that at the beginning of the seventh lunar month King Yama opens the gates of the underworld to release the spirits of the dead. During this Ghost Month the... -
French in Russia
A cultural and social history of language cannot be written without a broad range of primary sources. For a history of French in Russia, some documents are already available in... -
Historical Images from deaf press publications
Collection of images drawn from 'deaf press' publications, i.e. publications produced either by, or for, deaf people, in the UK, in the late 19th and early 20th century. Images... -
Historical images of UK deaf community
Collection of postcards containing images from the late 19th and early 20th century, focusing on deaf community people, life, worship and sign language. Postcards are... -
Seventy two years among the deaf and dumb
Mémoires of the life and work of the Rev. F. W. G. Gilby, a chaplain of the Royal Association in Aid of the Deaf and Dumb, London, from 1888 until 1917/18. -
Marine fats in ancient pots GCMS
The transition from hunter-forager-fishing to Neolithic farming is arguably one of the most significant transformations in our prehistoric past, having a profound and lasting...
